Job Title: Onboarding Administrator
Reports to: HR
Location: Orsett or South West England
Contract Type: Full‑time, Permanent 8am to 5pm office based
Role Purpose
To own the end‑to‑end onboarding process for all new employees on different sites, contingent workers. You will be the primary point of contact for pre‑employment compliance, security vetting, induction scheduling and first‑day readiness, ensuring every starter arrives fully authorised and safety‑aware in line with nuclear‑site licence conditions.
Essential Skills & Experience
Administration excellence: proven track record handling high‑volume onboarding or HR administration in construction, infrastructure or regulated environments.
Regulatory awareness: working knowledge of CSCS/CCNSG schemes, nuclear‑site licence obligations or equivalent high‑hazard industry rules.
IT literacy: confident user of MS Excel (pivot tables, lookups), SharePoint, ATS/LMS platforms; able to craft clear induction comms in Outlook/Teams.
Attention to detail: zero‑defect mentality when checking identity, vetting and training evidence.
Customer focus: calm, friendly and solutions‑oriented under tight mobilisation deadlines.
Security clearance eligibility: able to obtain and keep BPSS and CTC (UK residency and clean criminal record).
Worked on site before and benefit but not essential.
CIPD level 3/5 a benefit but6 not essential.
Company Background
The Joseph Gallagher Group is a family owned Civil Engineering business that delivers expertise whilst putting client satisfaction at the core of the business. Built on a personal reputation for honesty and quality, we understand the actions we take affect the communities and environments we operate in.
LIFE Culture
We're promoting a culture change within the industry and demonstrating initiatives to dramatically improve Health, Safety and Wellbeing. In 2014, we launched our award-winning cultural safety programme (LIFE) which is deeply embedded into the company’s DNA and core values.
Disability Confident Committed
We are a disability confident employer and we're committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to enable you to be the best you can, please contact the HR team at HR@josephgallagher.co.uk.